Impacts of Urban Tourism: A Case Study of Cape Town Introduction For many countries‚ tourism is regarded as a new activity. It is becoming one of the most crucial social and economic activities. The increase in the demand for urban tourism or tourism in cities has occurred over the last few decades (Paskeleva-Shapira‚ 2003).However‚ the literature on urban tourism is still relatively new (Tyler‚ Guerrier‚ and Robertson‚ 1998; Timur and Getz‚ 2008). Urbanisation is a global process
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With reference to Sydney‚ discuss the results of urban dynamics on its growth‚ development‚ future trends and ecological sustainability. Sydney is a large city in the developed world‚ located at 33’52’S and 151’10’E on the East coast of Australia. As Sydney is approximately 12000 square km with a growing population of over 4 million‚ certain urban dynamics must be addressed to allow for ecological sustainability and a resourceful city for future generations. Dynamics which have already had a significant
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w w w e tr .X m eP UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS GCE Ordinary Level e ap .c rs om MARK SCHEME for the May/June 2011 question paper for the guidance of teachers 5070 CHEMISTRY 5070/21 Paper 2 (Theory)‚ maximum raw mark 75 This mark scheme is published as an aid to teachers and candidates‚ to indicate the requirements of the examination. It shows the basis on which Examiners were instructed to award marks. It does not indicate the details of the discussions that
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Principles of Finance Final Project PowerCo Instructor: Date Submitted: The purpose of the following analysis is to determine whether PowerCo‚ a medium sized power company in the southeast United States should build a new generator. It is the belief of PowerCo that demand for electricity will significantly increase over the next 10-12 years. In order to meet this demand‚ the investment in a new generator needs to be reviewed. PowerCo’s Treasury department has prepared financial
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Describe the fieldwork and research you would undertake in order to investigate why some urban areas are in need of rebranding (15 marks) Primary fieldwork consists of things like a questionnaire‚ graffiti survey‚ Environmental impact assessment‚ pedestrian and car counts etc. Secondary research is data that is collected from a variety of sources for example a census‚ the government‚ national statistics‚ city council etc. In many cities in the UK such as Birmingham and Margate that are in the
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Fiscal policy is the use of government expenditure and revenue in order to influence the economy and fund public goods and services. Fiscal policy is the main instrument government uses in order to try and create economic growth. However its actual effectiveness at meeting this objective is arguably not that good for a number of reasons which will be discussed in this essay. The main part of fiscal policy in order to increase growth is expansionary fiscal policy. This is where the government is spending
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Urban retrofitting is the redesign of an existing site or structure in a city to be more environmentally sustainable. To reach sustainability goals in cities‚ making requirements for new buildings to be built will not be enough. The redesign of existing buildings could make a huge impact on the environmental footprint of urban areas. This editorial will discuss urban retrofitting and the views from city residents and city property owners and developers on the matter. Overview The issue that planners
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Econ 350 Urban/Regional Economics Short Essay Review of a Journal Article Journal of Urban Economics‚ (56) 2004 1-24 Geography and the Internet: Is the Internet a substitute or a complement for cities? Todd Sinai and Joel Waldfogel 9th of May 2005 Abstract This paper has provided with an interesting point to begin analysis. Communications technology has always been of interest to the urban economist. The internet has new significance as a method of commerce and looks set to
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during the last 3 decades‚ to emerge as one of the accredited agencies of rural development.The orientation towards rural economy gained momentum only after nationalization of major commercial Banks. For various reasons‚ they took roots mainly in the urban and metropolitan centers and bulk of loans and advances was directed to large and medium scale industries. No serious attempt was made by banks to finance agricultural sector. The Co-operative Banking structure was assigned the main task of meeting
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species of reptiles that are able to reproduce a lost limb. Autotomy and tail regeneration can be broken down to several steps‚ from the severing of the old tail to the three phases of new tail growth (Hughes and New). While this process seems simple enough‚ further research is still being conducted on cell regeneration in humans. These reptiles are some of the few species in the world that are capable of autotomy and regeneration (Hughes and New). As stated before‚ autotomy is used primarily for defense
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